Single-Parent Families, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage

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Paul Fronstin

Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI)

Date Written: September 1, 1996

Abstract

While the traditional family of husband and wife living in one household — either with or without children — remains the most common family type, it has declined as a proportion of all families from 71 percent in 1970 to 55 percent in 1994. At the same time, the proportion of families with a single parent has grown from 11 percent to 16 percent. Other family types without children comprise the remaining 29 percent of families. The large majority (81 percent) of single-parent families are headed by women. Individuals in these families often live in poverty, and many do not receive adequate health insurance protection from either public or private programs.

Suggested Citation

Fronstin, Paul, Single-Parent Families, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage (September 1, 1996). EBRI Publications, No. 17, 9, September 1996, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2656326

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